Is Great Tusk viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Great Tusk is ranked #9 in Gen 9 National Dex with 14.65% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Great Tusk in Gen 9 National Dex?

Sableye-Mega has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 83.7% of 47.78664671127651 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Great Tusk matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Great Tusk was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Great Tusk counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0984 Great Tusk

GroundFighting

USAGE 14.7% #9

BASE STATS

HP 115

ATK 131

DEF 131

SPA 53

SPD 53

SPE 87

BST570

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassIceFlyingPsychicFairy

½×

PoisonBugDark

¼×

Rock

0×

Electric

Moves

Headlong Rush 93.2% Ice Spinner 88.2% Rapid Spin 85.9% Close Combat 42.1% Stealth Rock 35.8% Stone Edge 14.6% Bulk Up 14.2% Head Smash 7.4%

Items

Booster Energy 23.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 21.2% Choice Scarf 21.1% Rocky Helmet 11.5% Leftovers 6.2% Icium Z 5.2% Groundium Z 2.5% Eject Pack 1.8%

Common Teammates

Charizard-Mega-Y17.8%

Zapdos17.3%

Corviknight16.8%

Hatterene14.5%

Browse Gen 9 National Dex teams using Great Tusk →

Explore Great Tusk + Sableye-Mega teams 62 score Explore Great Tusk + Iron Valiant teams 52 score Explore Great Tusk + Tapu Lele teams 48 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Great Tusk + Alomomola 36.4% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Sableye-Mega

DarkGhost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

47.787

62.3

83.7% Standard error 5.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Sableye-Mega: 135-159 (44.4 - 52.3%) -- 14.8% chance to 2HKO

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Venusaur-Mega

GrassPoison DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

91.731

53.2

77.2% Standard error 5.99 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Venusaur-Mega: 135-160 (37 - 43.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Iron Valiant

FairyFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

165.056

52.5

74.9% Standard error 5.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Iron Valiant Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 224-266 (51.6 - 61.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Sinistcha

GrassGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

27.329

50.7

80.9% Standard error 7.53 points

Keldeo

WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

101.907

49.5

73.8% Standard error 6.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Keldeo Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 410-486 (94.4 - 111.9%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

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Tapu Lele

PsychicFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

160.443

47.9

71.8% Standard error 5.99 points

DAMAGE CALCPsychic Terrain

252+ SpA Tapu Lele Future Sight vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk in Psychic Terrain: 588-692 (135.4 - 159.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ogerpon-Wellspring

GrassWater OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

302.764

47.7

65.9% Standard error 4.53 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Wellspring Mask Ogerpon-Wellspring Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 386-456 (88.9 - 105%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

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Clefable

Fairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

91.991

46.0

72.2% Standard error 6.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefable: 190-225 (48.2 - 57.1%) -- 44.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Charizard-Mega-Y

FireFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

144.751

41.4

67.6% Standard error 6.55 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ SpA Charizard-Mega-Y Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk in Sun: 427-504 (98.3 - 116.1%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO

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Latios-Mega

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

78.192

40.9

69.9% Standard error 7.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Latios-Mega Luster Purge vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 420-494 (96.7 - 113.8%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

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Ninetales-Alola

IceFairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.639

40.6

77.4% Standard error 9.20 points

DAMAGE CALCSnow

252+ Atk Great Tusk Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ninetales-Alola in Snow: 210-248 (60 - 70.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Hatterene

PsychicFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

168.389

40.3

64.6% Standard error 6.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hatterene Psychic Noise vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 294-348 (67.7 - 80.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Zapdos

ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

507.873

39.9

54.9% Standard error 3.74 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Zapdos Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 404-476 (93 - 109.6%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

429.041

37.1

53.2% Standard error 4.04 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 160-190 (36.8 - 43.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Kyurem

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

157.571

37.1

61.9% Standard error 6.20 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyurem Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 338-402 (77.8 - 92.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

337.625

36.8

54.7% Standard error 4.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 260-308 (59.9 - 70.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Terapagos

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

303.623

36.0

55.2% Standard error 4.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Terapagos: 348-410 (90.6 - 106.7%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

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Cresselia

Psychic DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

67.835

35.1

67.3% Standard error 8.05 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Cresselia: 122-144 (27.4 - 32.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

190.354

33.5

57.4% Standard error 5.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk on a critical hit: 324-384 (74.6 - 88.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

86.45

32.2

61.1% Standard error 7.22 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 124-147 (37.1 - 44%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Volcarona

BugFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

103.828

31.6

58.2% Standard error 6.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Volcarona Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 234-276 (53.9 - 63.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

366.144

28.6

46.0% Standard error 4.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 172-204 (39.6 - 47%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK View matchup

243.269

27.6

49.3% Standard error 5.41 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 368-434 (84.7 - 100%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

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Slowbro

WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

153.662

26.6

53.3% Standard error 6.67 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowbro Future Sight vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 374-444 (86.1 - 102.3%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

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Scizor-Mega

BugSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

192.605

25.1

49.6% Standard error 6.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Scizor-Mega Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 127-150 (29.2 - 34.5%) -- 7% chance to 3HKO

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Tapu Fini

WaterFairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.804

23.0

61.4% Standard error 9.59 points

DAMAGE CALCMisty Terrain

252+ Atk Great Tusk Headlong Rush vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tapu Fini: 142-168 (41.2 - 48.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Moltres

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

149.125

23.0

50.4% Standard error 6.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Moltres Hurricane vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 404-476 (93 - 109.6%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO

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Kartana

GrassSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.144

21.2

63.2% Standard error 10.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 330-390 (76 - 89.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Diancie-Mega

RockFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

177.855

20.8

45.5% Standard error 6.19 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Diancie-Mega Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Great Tusk: 420-494 (96.7 - 113.8%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

849.506

20.3

31.1% Standard error 2.70 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Great Tusk: 120-144 (27.6 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ranked #9 with 14.65% usage. Sorted by conservative score.